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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kaiser Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaiser Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Kaiser Ferry:
- 34.460090, -93.116015
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kaiser Ferry
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Garland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garland County
- Since Kaiser Ferry is near Hot Spring County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Kaiser Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaiser Ferry ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bonanza Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonanza Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
- Euclid Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Euclid Heights is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid Heights
- Hempwallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hempwallace is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempwallace
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Catherine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Catherine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Mountain Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pettyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pettyview is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyview
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
How Far From Kaiser Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kaiser Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kaiser Ferry and extending to:
- Hot Springs, which is the Seat of Garland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kaiser Ferry to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kaiser Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Kaiser Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kaiser Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4601, Longitude: -93.1160 In this case, the coordinates for Kaiser Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.79 degrees. |
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